I went to Tre Jones' game last night at Apple Valley high school (he had 13 easy points and 3 blocks before his coach took him out). Game was a blowout and they won by 40. I asked him about Zion's announcement and how he found out, what he's looking forward to, etc.
Did Zion tell you he was coming to Duke ahead of time?
"No. None of us knew. I was at my brother's (Tyus) game and a friend of mine facetimed me right before he was going to announce so I saw it. I couldn't believe it when he put on that Duke hat. After that, my social media just started to blow up and my phone went off like crazy."
Were you guys texting beforehand? Did he give any hints?
"Me, Cam (Reddish), RJ (Barrett) and Zion were all on a group text leading up to his announcement but he would never give anything away. Just stuff like, 'we'll see...' and stuff like that."
You must really be looking forward to the McDonald's game now.
"Oh man, McDonald's is going to be great. I know it's going to be me and Cam vs. RJ and Zion but it'll be fun just to all be there and get to play on that big stage as one of our last games in our high school career. I can't wait."
We're looking to do a Rivals.com roundtable discussion with all four recruits at the McDonald's game so stay tuned for that.
Did Zion tell you he was coming to Duke ahead of time?
"No. None of us knew. I was at my brother's (Tyus) game and a friend of mine facetimed me right before he was going to announce so I saw it. I couldn't believe it when he put on that Duke hat. After that, my social media just started to blow up and my phone went off like crazy."
Were you guys texting beforehand? Did he give any hints?
"Me, Cam (Reddish), RJ (Barrett) and Zion were all on a group text leading up to his announcement but he would never give anything away. Just stuff like, 'we'll see...' and stuff like that."
You must really be looking forward to the McDonald's game now.
"Oh man, McDonald's is going to be great. I know it's going to be me and Cam vs. RJ and Zion but it'll be fun just to all be there and get to play on that big stage as one of our last games in our high school career. I can't wait."
We're looking to do a Rivals.com roundtable discussion with all four recruits at the McDonald's game so stay tuned for that.